About Dundee 2010
Foreword
Welcome to About Dundee 2010, the ninth edition of the booklet. About Dundee is a compilation of frequently requested, useful statistics about Dundee. The information is provided in both tabular and graphical form, with accompanying comments on some of the main points to note.
Where possible the most recent figures available at the time of production have been used. In some categories the only information available is from the 2001 Census. All the information from this booklet may be copied or referred to, providing the appropriate acknowledgement of the source is clearly stated. Sources are given at the foot of each table, graph, map and commentary. Maps have been included to provide a schematic overview, requests for further information should use the email address below
A limited number of paper copies are produced and circulated at the time of the initial publication. Main access to the document is available on-line, enabling individual pages to be printed off or copied and pasted - the booklet is located on the Dundee City Council web site at: www.dundeecity.gov.uk/dundeecity/uploaded_publications/publication_2005.pdf
The booklet is produced by the Information & Research Team based in the City Development Department.
Contact Details:
City Development Department Tayside House Crichton Street Dundee DD1 3RB
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Intranet http://intra3:8080/citydevelopments/intranet/Planning/information-and-research- team About Dundee 2010 Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 Dundee at a Glance 3 3 Population 4 4 Housing 11 5 Economy 17 6 Education 24 7 Health 29 8 Transport 33 9 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 35 10 Political Representation 37 11 Tourism 41 12 Climate 44 13 Environment 46
About Dundee 2010
Sources
The following are some of the sources used in the compilation of this booklet.
GROS - General Register Office for Scotland http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/
SNS - Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics http://www.sns.gov.uk/
RoS - Registers of Scotland http://www.ros.gov.uk/
NOMIS - Official Labour Market Statistics https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/Default.asp
Scottish Government http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home
HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency http://www.hesa.ac.uk/
ISD - Information Services Division http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/CCC_FirstPage.jsp
Transport Scotland http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/
Visit Scotland http://www.visitscotland.com/
Met Office http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency http://www.sepa.org.uk/
About Dundee 2010 - Introduction 1 Introduction Dundee is Scotland’s fourth largest city and is situated on the north coast of the mouth of the Tay Estuary, in a stunning location. Edinburgh lies 60 miles to the south, and Aberdeen 67 miles to the north.
The most recent estimate of Dundee’s population is 143,390 (General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) 2009 Mid-year Population Estimate). Dundee has a sizeable student population, and is home to the University of Dundee, the University of Abertay Dundee and Dundee College.
The Dundee City Council area covers 6,300 hectares (24 square miles) and is, geographically, the smallest local authority area in Scotland. It is bordered by Perth and Kinross Council to the west and Angus Council to the north and east. The former Tayside Regional Council area previously covered all three councils, and Dundee continues to serve as the regional centre for this area and north-east Fife, with an estimated catchment population of some 400,000 people.
Dundee is Scotland's sunniest city, with an average of over 1,500 hours of sunshine per year from 1971 to 2000. [Met Office]
Easy access is available in Dundee to the main road and rail networks. The A90 Edinburgh to Aberdeen Road passes through the City, and the Tay Road Bridge connects to north-east Fife. Regular First ScotRail services between Glasgow and Aberdeen, and Edinburgh and Aberdeen stop at Dundee, as do GNER services between London Kings Cross and Aberdeen. Virgin also provides daily cross- country train services between Dundee and Carlisle, via Edinburgh. Scottish City Link and Stagecoach operate bus services between Dundee and Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Fife and other destinations.
Dundee Airport, located in the heart of Scotland, is the most convenient fly-in destination for some 1,000 square miles of Central Scotland. Situated only two miles from Dundee City Centre, and less than 10 minutes by taxi from mainline rail and bus stations, it affords quick and easy access to Fife via the nearby Tay Road Bridge, and lies within five minutes of the main Scottish Trunk Road network. There are scheduled flights between Dundee and London City Airport, Belfast, Birmingham and Jersey (summer 2009).
Dundee is the only Scottish city to be featured in the Here and Now UK edition of the board game Monopoly. The place was won by an online poll by the game's manufacturer Parker. The square features a picture of Claypotts Castle and has a price tag of £2.2m
1 About Dundee 2010 - Introduction Dundee is twinned with:
• Wurzburg (Germany) • Nablus (Palestine) • Orleans (France) • Zadar (Croatia) • Alexandria (Virginia, USA)
Dundee's Sister City is:
• Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
2 About Dundee 2010 - Dundee at a Glance 2 Dundee at a Glance
Population 143,390 GROS 2009 mid-year population estimates
% of population over 60 24% GROS 2009 mid-year population estimates
Administrative area1 6,300 hectares Ordnance Survey Land Line (24 sq miles)
Population density2 2,276 people per sq km GROS 2009 mid-year population estimates
Electorate 106,325 Dundee City Council Electoral Roll 2009
Residential properties 74,387 Dundee City Council Corporate Address Gazetteer (9 August 2010)
Number of households 69,228 GROS 2009 mid-year household estimates
Number of households with no car 30,454 2001 Census
Unemployment 5.0% Claimant count rate (2008 monthly average, NOMIS)
Median gross weekly earnings, full-time £466 Annual survey hours and earnings April 2009
Travel from Dundee To Travel time by train Distance by road Aberdeen 1 br 7 mins 66 miles Edinburgh 1 hr 5 mins 54 miles Glasgow 1 hr 16 mins 81 miles Perth 21 mins 23 miles Stirling 52 mins 56 miles Source: National Rail Source: RAC
1 As measured to Mean Low Water Springs. 2 GROS use a smaller land area figure for Dundee (ca 5,983 ha) than that quoted above. 3 About Dundee 2010 - Population
3 Population Dundee City Council has an estimated population of 143,390 as of the 30th June 2009 (GROS Mid Year Estimate). Chart 1 shows historical population totals for the City since 1801, and indicates estimated population projection to 2033. Chart 1: Dundee City's historic and projected population, 1801 to 2033
(source: GROS) Chart 2 focuses on the change in population since 1991. It can be seen that the estimated population experienced a gradual decline until 2005 when the figure stabilised. GROS population estimates since 2007 have shown a slight increase.
Chart 2: Dundee City's population, 1991 to 2009
(Source: GROS) By 2033 the population of Dundee is projected to be 135,229. This is a decrease of 5.7% compared to the estimated population in 2009. The distribution of the change by age group is shown in Chart 3. The chart includes Scotland's figures for comparison. Over the 25 year period, the age group that is projected to increase the most is the 75+ plus age group.
4 About Dundee 2010 - Population Chart 3: Projected population change for Dundee City and Scotland by age group, 2008 to 2013
(Source: GROS) Table 1: Dundee City, projected population change by age group at five year intervals, 2008 to 2033
Age Base year Projected years group 2008 2013 2018 2023 2028 2033 0-15 23,671 24,299 25,432 25,321 23,612 21,813 16-29 32,662 30,415 25,878 24,362 25,088 26,312 30-49 35,469 35,135 35,861 35,349 34,920 30,997 50-64 25,015 25,903 26,424 25,488 22,322 22,594 65-74 13,018 13,432 13,824 13,981 15,220 15,450 75+ 12,635 13,488 14,185 15,607 16,733 18,063 All ages 142,470 142,672 141,604 140,108 137,895 135,229 (Source: GROS) Table 1 gives a more detailed breakdown of the projected change in population to 2033.
5 About Dundee 2010 - Population Table 2: Components of population change, 2008 to 2009 Migration Births Deaths Net Change (and other) Aberdeen 2,557 2,089 2,942 3,410 City Dundee 1,778 1,667 809 920 City Edinburgh, 5,502 4,266 4,774 6,010 City of Glasgow 7,331 6,723 3,622 4,230 City Perth and 1,445 1,533 1,818 1,730 Kinross
Stirling 863 830 357 390
Scotland 59,331 54,746 20,915 25,500
(Source: GROS) Recent years have seen an increase in the total population of Dundee. Table 2 shows that this increase is due primarily to a rise in the net immigration to the City. There was also a positive total for natural change, i.e. more births than deaths. Chart 4: Migration, in, out and net, Dundee City annual average, 2007 to 2009
(Source: GROS)
6 About Dundee 2010 - Population Migration in and out of Dundee is summarised in Chart 4. On average in 2007- 2009 there was a net inflow of 339 people into Dundee City per year, meaning that more people entered Dundee than left. The 16 to 29 year old age group accounted for the largest group of in-migrants into Dundee City. The largest number of out-migrants was also in the 16 to 29 age group.
Chart 5: Live births by sex, Dundee City, 1999 to 2009
(source: GROS) The number of live births in Dundee for the past decade is shown in Chart 5. In 2009 there were 1,768 live births in Dundee; this was a 1.8% decrease from the year before. This equates to 56.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44.
7 About Dundee 2010 - Population Table 3: Most popular baby names in Dundee, 2009
Number of Number of Boys' names babies Girls' names babies Jack 20 Chloe 16 Finlay 17 Emily 16 Daniel 16 Sophie 12 Liam 16 Hannah 11 Lucas 15 Lucy 11 Lewis 14 Erin 10 Oliver 14 Jessica 10 Cameron 11 Olivia 10 Logan 11 Abbie 9 Aiden 10 Ava 9 Owen 10 Brooke 9 Ryan 10 Isla 9 (Source: GROS) In 2009 the most popular baby boy's name in Dundee City was Jack, for girls it was Chloe. The top ten names for each sex are listed in Table 3. The top one hundred names for Scotland can be accessed at www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
Table 4: Sex composition, Scottish cities, 2009 based estimates
Male % Female % Total Aberdeen 105,808 49% 108,002 51% 213,810 City Dundee 68,038 47% 75,352 53% 143,390 City Edinburgh, 230,896 48% 246,764 52% 477,660 City of Glasgow 284,679 48% 303,791 52% 588,470 City
Scotland 2,515,288 48% 2,678,712 52% 5,194,000
(Source: GROS) The proportion of males and females in Dundee, other major Scottish cities and Scotland as a whole is shown in Table 4. It can be seen that Dundee has a slightly higher proportion of females than elsewhere. The population pyramid in
8 About Dundee 2010 - Population Chart 6 shows the breakdown of males and females in five year age groups for Dundee. Scotland is shown for comparison. The peak population in age group 20 to 24 represents the high proportion of students in Dundee.
Chart 6: Dundee and Scotland Population Pyramid 2009
(Source: GROS)
9 About Dundee 2010 - Population Map 1: Population density for Dundee 2009
(Source: GROS)
Dundee City Council is an urban local authority which 2,276 persons per square kilometre, second only to Glasgow City Council which has (3,353 persons per square kilometre). If we compare the immediate surrounding areas Angus Council has 51 persons per Sq Km and Perth and Kinross Council 28 persons per Sq Km.
Map 6 shows where population density is spread across the City, the areas in deep red being where a higher number of people live. The largest areas with a high population density are those to the north and west of the city centre.
10 About Dundee 2010 - Housing
4 Housing
Chart 7: Household Estimates and Projections 1991 to 2033
(Source: GROS) The current estimated number of households in Dundee City is 69,228 [GROS 2009 mid year estimate]. It is projected that this figure will rise by around 6% to 72,290 by 2033 [GROS 2008 based projections]. As seen in Chart 7 previous mid year household projections had anticipated less of an increase than the current figure; in 2004 a decline was predicted.
Chart 8 shows the household estimates and projections by number of persons in the household. The proportion of one person households is predicted to increase from 42% to 49% by 2033. Households with two or more adults and one or more children are forecast to drop from 14% to 10% of all households over the same period.
11 About Dundee 2010 - Housing Chart 8: Household Estimates and Projections by Household Type
(Source: GROS)
75% of properties in Dundee are within the council tax bands A-C, 21% in D-E and 4% in F-H. Council Tax Bands are based on estimated property values as at 1st April 1991. Bands A to C - properties up to £45,000 Bands D to E - properties £45,000 to £80,000 Bands F to H - properties over £80,000
Chart 9: Distribution of properties by Council Tax Bands
(Source: SNS)
12 About Dundee 2010 - Housing Chart 10: Distribution of properties by number of habitable rooms (Living rooms and bedrooms)
(Source: SNS) Chart 11: Dwelling Type - GROS Estimates
(Source: SNS)
13 About Dundee 2010 - Housing House Site Monitoring This data is collected from an internal database which allows us to obtain data at individual dwelling completion level on a frequent basis.
Chart 12: House Site Monitor completions 2009 by dwelling type
Chart 13: House Site Monitor monthly completions by type for 2009
14 About Dundee 2010 - Housing Chart 14: Volume of residential property sales per quarter
(Source: GROS) Chart 14 shows the number of residential sales per quarter for Dundee. A clear seasonal pattern can be seen, with more property sales taking place during the summer months. From 2003 until 2007 the year on year increase in sales volume due to the property boom can be seen. The effects of the recent recession and stalling of the property market are clearly visible with the slump in sales volumes during 2008. This is a pattern that is reflected across Scotland.
Chart 15 compares the quarterly median property prices for Dundee and the whole of Scotland. Again the property boom is clearly evident from 2003 to 2007. Since then Scottish property prices have remained largely stagnant with only seasonal fluctuations evident. Dundee has tracked the movement of Scottish property prices very closely. Since 2007 Dundee property prices have fluctuated more than Scottish prices. This will be, at least in part, due to the smaller size of the Dundee property market.
In 2003 the median property price in Dundee was 70% of that in Scotland.
In 2010 the median property price in Dundee is 86% of that in Scotland.
15 About Dundee 2010 - Housing Chart 15: Quarterly median residential property prices for Dundee and Scotland. 2003 to 2010
(Source: RoS) Table 5: Quarterly Median Property Prices for Dundee and Scotland. 2009 and 2010
Year Quarter Dundee Scotland First 93,000 117,500 Second 105,000 124,995 2009 Third 110,000 130,500 Fourth 120,000 130,000 First 100,000 121,000 2010 Second 108,000 125,000 (Source: RoS)
16 About Dundee 2010 - Economy
5 Economy
Table 6: Employment in Dundee by Industry Sector, 2008
Sector % Workforce Human Health and Social Work Activities 16.0% Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles 15.8% Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security 12.7% Education 11.3% Manufacturing 8.9% Accommodation and Food Service Activities 6.8% Administrative and Support Service Activities 5.9% Construction 5.4% Transportation and Storage 3.8% Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities 3.5% Information and Communication 2.7% Financial and Insurance Activities 2.1% Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 1.7% Other Service Activities 1.3% Real Estate Activities 0.9% Activities of Extra-Territorial Organisations and Bodies 0.8% Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply 0.3% Water Supply; Sewerage and Waste Management 0.1% Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 0.0% (Source: City Development Company Database 2009)
17 About Dundee 2010 - Economy Table 7: Percentage Employment by Industry Sector. Four main cities, Scotland and Great Britain.
Dundee Dundee City Aberdeen City City of Edinburgh Glasgow City Scotland Great Britain Agriculture, forestry & fishing; 1.2 11.8 0.7 1.6 3.9 1.9 Mining, quarrying & utilities Manufacturing 7.9 6.5 2.8 4.9 8.2 9.5
Construction 5.4 3.9 4.2 4.6 6.2 5.1
Motor trades 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.8
Wholesale 2.8 2.8 1.8 2.6 3.0 4.2
Retail 12.3 7.6 9.0 10.0 10.3 10.5
Transport & storage 2.7 4.6 3.6 3.7 4.2 4.7 Accommodation & food 6.6 6.7 8.1 6.3 7.1 6.8 services Information & communication 4.5 2.0 4.3 3.1 2.5 3.7
Finance & insurance 2.3 1.2 11.9 6.2 4.0 4.0
Property 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.4 Professional, scientific & 3.6 14.6 8.6 7.2 5.8 6.8 technical Business administration & 6.1 7.7 7.1 11.2 7.5 8.2 support services Education 11.1 5.8 9.3 8.3 8.3 9.4
Health 19.5 15.0 15.4 15.6 15.5 12.2
Public admin & other 11.1 7.7 10.9 11.7 10.7 9.9 (Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2008)
18 About Dundee 2010 - Economy Table 8: Vacancies notified to Jobcentre Plus offices in Dundee 2009
Vacancies % Agriculture and fishing 67 0.7% Energy and water 52 0.5% Manufacturing 237 2.5% Construction 439 4.6% Distribution, hotels and restaurants 2,003 20.9% Transport and communications 209 2.2% Banking, finance and insurance, etc 3,936 41.1% Public administration, education & health 2,149 22.5% Other services 474 5.0% Totals 9,566 100.0% (Source: NOMIS) Table 9: Largest Employers in Dundee (500+ staff) Rank Employer 1 N H S Tayside 2 Dundee City Council 3 University Of Dundee 4 Tayside Contracts 5 Tesco 6 D C Thomson & Company Limited 7 Tayside Police 8 B T 9 Dundee College 10 H M R C Dundee C C 11 Asda 12 Michelin Tyre plc 13 NCR Financial Solutions Group Limited 14 Client Logic UK Limited 15 University of Abertay Dundee 16 The Pension Service (Source: City Development Department Company Database 2009)
19 About Dundee 2010 - Economy Table 10: Median Gross Weekly Pay of Full Time Employees
Male Female Both Sexes Dundee City £497 £419 £466 Aberdeen City £585 £470 £538 Edinburgh, City of £536 £490 £517 Glasgow City £524 £427 £476 Scotland £510 £422 £474 Great Britain £534 £427 £490 (Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings April 2009) Table 11: Estimated Distribution of Gross Household Income Dundee City, Scotland and Great Britain
Mean Area Income 0-10K 10-20K 20-30K 30-40K 40-50K 50K+ Dundee City £29,368 10.6% 27.8% 24.3% 15.4% 9.0% 12.9% Scotland £33,220 8.4% 23.5% 23.2% 16.5% 10.6% 17.8% Great Britain £35,006 7.3% 21.4% 22.6% 17.1% 11.5% 20.1% (Source: CACI Paycheck)
20 About Dundee 2010 - Economy Table 12: Claimant Unemployment 2009
Resident Based Monthly Average Rate* Dundee 4,738 5.0% Scotland 127,701 3.7% *Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants as a % of the resident working age population (Source: NOMIS) Chart 16: Monthly average resident based rate for Job Seekers Allowance claimants. Dundee and Scotland
(Source: NOMIS)
21 About Dundee 2010 - Economy
Table 13: Youth Unemployment - JSA Claimants under 25 years of age
Monthly Average % of all claimants Dundee 1,500 31.7% Scotland 39,235 30.9% (Source: NOMIS)
Chart 17: Youth Unemployment. JSA claimants aged under 25 as a percentage of all claimants
(Source: NOMIS)
22 About Dundee 2010 - Economy
Table 14: Long Term Unemployment
Length of Unemployment Monthly Average % of all claimants 6+ months 1,495 31.6% Dundee 12+ months 525 11.0% 6+ months 35,305 27.8% Scotland 12+ months 11,985 9.4% (Source: NOMIS) Chart 18: Long term unemployment. % of claimants who have been unemployed for >12 months
(Source: NOMIS)
23 About Dundee 2010 - Education
6 Education
Table 15: Dundee City - primary and secondary schools by type 2009 Non - All
Denominational Denominational Schools Schools 26 11 37 Primary Pupils 7,144 2,333 9,477 Schools 8 2 10 Secondary Pupils 5,904 1,903 7,807 Schools 1 0 1 Special Pupils 166 0 166 (Source: Scottish Government)
Table 16: Numbers of teachers and pupils
Average Schools Pupils Class Size Aberdeen City 71 21,558 24.2 Dundee City 48 17,409 24.3 Edinburgh City 126 44,258 24.6 Glasgow City 235 65,290 24.7 (Source: Scottish Government)
24 About Dundee 2010 - Education Table 17: Secondary School Qualification Attainment for 2008/09
Dundee National
End S4 5+ awards at level 3 or better 86% 91% 5+ awards at level 4 or better 69% 78% 5+ awards at level 5 or better 28% 35%
End S5 5+ awards at level 5 or better 35% 47% 1+ awards at level 6 or better 31% 41% 3+ awards at level 6 or better 16% 23% 5+ awards at level 6 or better 7% 11%
End S6 5+ awards at level 5 or better 40% 48% 1+ awards at level 6 or better 38% 44% 3+ awards at level 6 or better 25% 31% 5+ awards at level 6 or better 17% 21% 1+ awards at level 7 or better 13% 14% Level 3 = Standard Grade Foundation / Access 3 Cluster Award Level 4 = Standard Grade General / Intermediate 1 Level 5 = Standard Grade Credit / Intermediate 2 Level 6 = Higher Level 7 = Advanced Higher Percentages for S5 use the preceeding year's population in S4. Percentages for S6 use the population for S4 two years ago. (Source: DCC Education Dept & Scottish Government) Chart 19: Destination of School Leavers, Dundee City 2008/09
(Source: Scottish Government)
25 About Dundee 2010 - Education Chart 20: Percentage of school leavers attending Higher or Further Education, by Local Authority for 2007/08
(Source: Scottish Government)
26 About Dundee 2010 - Education
Chart 21: Total number of Students for Dundee Higher and Further Education Institutions
(Source: HESA and Scottish Funding Council Infact Database)
Table 18: Student totals, University of Dundee
No % Origin No % Full Time 8,735 56 UK 9,715 63 Undergraduate Part Time 1,815 12 Overseas 930 6
No % Origin No % Full Time 1,570 10 UK 3,825 25 Postgraduate Part Time 3,400 22 Overseas 1,050 7
No % Origin No % Full Time 10,305 66 UK 13,540 87 All Students Part Time 5,215 34 Overseas 1,980 13 Total 15,520 100 Total 15,520 100 (Source: HESA)
27 About Dundee 2010 - Education Table 19: Student totals, University of Abertay Dundee
No % Origin No % Full Time 3,280 81 UK 2,950 73 Undergraduate Part Time 280 7 Overseas 605 15
No % Origin No % Full Time 315 8 UK 185 5 Postgraduate Part Time 175 4 Overseas 310 8
No % Origin No % Full Time 3,595 89 UK 3,135 77 All Students Part Time 455 11 Overseas 915 23 Total 4,050 100 Total 4,050 100 (Source: HESA)
28 About Dundee 2010 - Health
7 Health Table 21 and Table 23 summarise the number of GPs and registered patients within the Dundee Community Health Partnership (CHP) and compares this with other Tayside CHPs. In addition to GPs, each practice also consists of other practice staff such as practice nurses.
Table 20: Number of GPs in post, including population per GP as at 30 Sept 2009
Administrative Area All Male Female 2009 Popn Popn /GP Scotland 4,941 2,436 2,505 5,194,000 1,051 Tayside 373 189 184 399,550 1,071 Dundee CHP 147 70 77 143,390 975 Angus CHP 95 47 48 110,250 1,161 Perth & Kinross CHP 132 72 60 145,910 1,105 (Source: ISD Scotland) Table 21: Number of GP practises and average practice size list as at 1 Oct 2009
Number Average Practice Administrative Area of Practices List Size Scotland 1,014 5,417 Tayside 68 6,153 Dundee CHP 27 6,270 Angus CHP 16 6,773 Perth & Kinross CHP 25 5,629 (Source: ISD Scotland)
29 About Dundee 2010 - Health Chart 22 summarises the number of patients registered with a dentist for the Dundee CHP and compares with the other Tayside CHPs Chart 22: Percentage of child and adult population registered with a dental practice, Quarter ending June 2010
(Source: ISD Scotland) Chart 23: Life expectancy at birth. 2007-2009 based
(Source: GROS and National Statistics) Life expectancy is an estimate of how many years the average person might be expected to live, commonly based on life expectancy at birth, which is the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live if current mortality rates continue to apply. As displayed in Chart 23, there are variations in life expectancy across Tayside's local authority areas, with Dundee males expecting to live 4.5 years less than those in Perth and Kinross, and a corresponding difference of 2.4 years in females.
30 About Dundee 2010 - Health Chart 24: Crude Death Rates (All Ages) per 100,000 Population, 2005-2009
(Source: GROS) Chart 24 displays the crude death rates per 100,000 population for Dundee City, Tayside and Scotland for the previous five years. For each of these five years Dundee City and Tayside had a higher crude death rate than Scotland.
Despite year on year fluctuations over the past five years, 2009 demonstrated the lowest crude death rate for Dundee City over this period, with 1049.3 deaths per 100,000 population
31 About Dundee 2010 - Health Chart 25: The ten main causes of death in Dundee City, 2009 (All ages). Total number of deaths = 1,693
(Source: GROS) Chart 25 summarises the top ten main causes of death in Dundee City. Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung caused greatest number of cancer deaths, accounting for 27.9% of all cancer deaths (8.3% of all deaths) in 2009. Over the last five years lung cancer has continually had the highest number of all cancer deaths within all three Tayside local authority areas.
32 About Dundee 2010 - Transport
8 Transport
Chart 26: Average Daily Traffic Flows on the A85 Riverside Dundee by Month 2009
(Source: Transport Scotland)
Table 22: Number of Vehicles Licensed in Dundee City as at Dec 2009
Private and light Cars 46,895 goods Others 4,199 Motorcycles 1,275 Public transport 261 Goods 610 Exempt 4,601 Other 144 Total 57,985 (Source: Scottish Government)
33 About Dundee 2010 - Transport Chart 27: Terminal Passengers at Dundee Airport
(Source: Scottish Government) Chart 28: Scottish Destinations of Rail Passengers Originating in Dundee City 2008-2009
(Source: Scottish Government)
34 About Dundee 2010 - SIMD
9 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2009 was released by the Scottish Executive in October 2009. It is a deprivation index with a range of indicators making up each of the seven constituent domains, which are:
• current income • employment • health • education, skills and training • geographic access, telecommunication and housing. • crime
Chart 29: Percentage of population living within the data zones ranked the 15% most deprived in Scotland
(Source: SNS)
35 About Dundee 2010 - SIMD Map 2: Data zones ranked within the 15% most deprived in Scotland
Population
The SIMD 2009 analysis was produced using the 2007 Small Area Population Estimates (SAPE). By using the 2007 SAPE the estimated population living within the 15% MD can be calculated for each Local Authority.
The SIMD 2009 estimated in Dundee City there were 41,454 people living in the data zones ranked within the 15% MD in Scotland. This is 29.2% of the total Dundee City population.
The percentage of the Dundee City population living in the data zones ranked within the 15% MD in Scotland has risen marginally from previous figures of 28.8% in the SIMD 2006 and 28.3% in the SIMD 2004.
Data Zones
Dundee City had 53 and 55 data zones within the 15% MD in Scotland according to the SIMD 2006 and SIMD 2009 respectively. Between the two SIMD publications 5 data zones moved out of the 15% MD data zones in Scotland and 7 data zones moved into the 15% MD data zones in Scotland.
36 About Dundee 2010 - Political Representation
10 Political Representation
Map 3: Dundee City Council electoral wards 2009
Table 23: Electoral roll counts for Dundee City Council Wards 2009
Electorate Attainers Coldside 14,725 114 East End 12,187 163 Lochee 13,993 156 Maryfield 11,406 83 North East 11,083 157 Strathmartine 14,451 217 The Ferry 15,759 179 West End 12,721 123 Dundee 106,325 1,192 Note: Attainers are those who are not on the electoral, but will be able to vote come the next election (Source: GROS) .
37 About Dundee 2010 - Political Representation
Table 24: Dundee City Council Electoral Wards and Councillors as of August 2010
Ward Councillor Political Party Ian Borthwick Independent Helen Dick Liberal Democrat Focus Team Strathmartine Stewart Hunter Scottish National Party (SNP) Kevin Keenan Scottish Labour Bob Duncan Scottish National Party (SNP) Tom Ferguson Scottish Labour Lochee John Letford Independent Alan Ross Scottish National Party (SNP) Jim Barrie Scottish National Party (SNP) Donald Hay Scottish Conservative and Unionist West End Richard McCready Scottish Labour Fraser Macpherson Liberal Democrat Focus Team Mohammed Asif Scottish Labour Jimmy Black Scottish National Party (SNP) Coldside Dave Bowes Scottish National Party (SNP) Helen Wright Scottish Labour Elizabeth Fordyce Scottish National Party (SNP) Maryfield Ken Lynn Scottish National Party (SNP) Craig Melville Scottish National Party (SNP) Andy Dawson Scottish National Party (SNP) North East Brian Gordon Scottish Labour Willie Sawers Scottish National Party (SNP) William Dawson Scottish National Party (SNP) East End George Regan Scottish Labour Christina Roberts Scottish National Party (SNP) Laurie Bidwell Scottish Labour Kenneth Guild Scottish National Party (SNP) The Ferry Derek Scott Scottish Conservative and Unionist Rod Wallace Scottish Conservative and Unionist
38 About Dundee 2010 - Political Representation
Chart 30: Composition of the 29 Dundee City Councillors by political party
Political Control:
Scottish National Party (SNP) in minority administration.
Leader of the Administration:
Councillor Ken Guild (SNP)
39 About Dundee 2010 - Political Representation Map 4: Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries
Table 25: Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Electoral Roll 2009
Electorate Attainers Dundee West 50,081 573 Dundee East 54,700 596 (Source: GROS) Table 26: Scottish Parliament, Dundee representation
Constituency/Region MSP Political Party Dundee West Joe FitzPatrick Scottish National Party (SNP) Dundee East Shona Robinson Scottish National Party (SNP) Richard Baker Scottish Labour Nigel Don Scottish National Party (SNP) Marlyn Glen Scottish Labour North East Scotland Alex Johnstone Scottish Conservative and Unionist Alison McInnes Scottish Liberal Democrats Nanette Milne Scottish Conservative and Unionist Maureen Watt Scottish National Party (SNP)
40 About Dundee 2010 - Tourism
11 Tourism It is estimated that in 2009, UK tourists made around 0.43 million trips to Dundee and Angus, staying for around 1.5 million bed-nights and spending £74 million.
Overseas visitors to the region made 70,000 trips, staying for 0.71 million nights and spending £31 million.
The top international origins of the trips are the USA, France and Canada. The top international sources of expenditure are the USA, Canada and the Netherlands.
Of those trips by visitors from the UK, 51% of trips were taken by Scottish residents and 45% were taken by English visitors.
Table 27: Purpose of visit for UK and Overseas visitors to Dundee and Angus 2009 Visitor Origin Purpose of visit UK Overseas Holiday 60% 26% Visiting Friends and Relatives 21% 46% Business 17% 19% Other 3% 9% (Source: Visit Scotland) Table 28: Percentages of trips to, and expenditure in Dundee and Angus by country of origin. Trips Expenditure USA 14% 13% France 12% 3% Canada 8% 13% Netherlands 6% 10% Germany 6% 3% Australia 5% 3% Belgium 5% 3% Italy 4% 3% Poland 4% 0% Rest of World 35% 48% (Source: Visit Scotland)
41 About Dundee 2010 - Tourism Chart 31: Monthly Accommodation Occupancy Rates for Dundee and Angus 2009
(Source: Visit Scotland) Chart 32: Quarterly distribution of visitors to Dundee and Angus from the UK and Overseas
(Source: Visit Scotland)
42 About Dundee 2010 - Tourism Table 29: Dundee City's Top Visitor Attractions*
Change 2008 2009 08/09 Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre 250,514 273,750 9.3% Discovery Point 142,865 151,365 5.9% Sensation Science Centre 72,061 78,199 8.5% Camperdown Wildlife Centre 62,319 59,650 -4.3% Broughty Castle Museum 37,347 35,365 -5.3% Mills Observatory 11,545 11,651 0.9% Verdant Works 11,186 11,248 0.6% Frigate Unicorn 5,003 5,287 5.7% *Excludes attractions which request that figures are not published (Source: Visit Scotland)
43 About Dundee 2010 - Climate
12 Climate Dundee is home to a changeable, temperate climate. Influenced by its coastal location, the weather in Dundee is surprisingly mild for a Scottish City. The autumn and winter months are amongst the wettest of the year, with a higher rainfall than the spring and summer seasons. Winter weather in Dundee can be mild at times, although strong breezes often make the climate feel cooler.
The nearest Met Office recording station is at Leuchars, some seven miles to the south. Leuchar's proximity to Dundee means that the two locations experience essentially the same weather. The following charts all show data for Leuchars for 2009.
Chart 33: Monthly average maximum and minimum temperatures for 2009
(Source: Met Office)
44 About Dundee 2010 - Climate Chart 34: Monthly rainfall totals 2009
(Source: Met Office) Chart 35: Monthly sunshine totals 2009
(Source: Met Office)
45 About Dundee 2010 - Environment
13 Environment In the financial year 2008/2009 Dundee City Council dealt with 93,956 tonnes of municipal waste. The proportion disposed of by each disposal method is shown in Chart 36. Chart 36: Disposal methods for Dundee's municipal waste (2008/2009)
(Source: SEPA) It can be seen that Dundee's principal method of waste disposal is incineration. This allows Dundee to keep it's proportion of waste sent to landfill significantly below that of other cities in Scotland, as shown in Chart 37. Chart 37: Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill in 2008/9 for major cities and Scotland
(Source: SEPA)
46 About Dundee 2010 - Environment Chart 38: Proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2008/9 for major cities and Scotland
(Source: SEPA)
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